The use of low energy photon therapy (LEPT) in venous leg ulcers: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1383-1386

  Gupta, A K ^a   Filonenko, N ^a   Salansky, N ^a   Sauder, D N ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

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PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032433654     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb00019.x     Document Type: Article

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